Mr Peach Fuzz has a Knife
Recurring nightmare
Scene 1
The stage is dark. A woman’s voice starts singing:
Margot
Oh Mr Peach Fuzz
Here he comes
Here he comes
All fingers and thumbs
Slowly the lights fade up on a figure in the centre of the stage, looking towards the floor. They are dressed in a strange outfit: A full body leotard with holes strategically cut to reveal patches of soft gingery fuzz and skin. One hole on the hair, which pokes through the top of the leotard. Two eye holes. One mouth hole. One hole on the centre of the back, one on each cheek and two holes circling the nipples — around which are two very delicate dream-catcher transfer tattoos. There are button poppers around the groin area, suggesting a further hole could be made if desired. The figure also has two very large fake hands with exceptionally long fingers, and on his feet another pair of the same fake hands. This is Mr Peach Fuzz.
Throughout the song Mr Peach Fuzz slowly looks up at the audience and raises his large hands to the lights. They look up and grin at the audience, and begin to pad around the stage in time to the singing, performing a strange little dance. Finally, the final verse of the song:
Or Mr Peach Fuzz
One two three,
Sing us a song
Or three?
Mr Peach Fuzz takes a moment, then lets forth an almighty piercing wail.
Peter
Oooaaaaahhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
This begins comically, then turns into a scream of terror.
There is a Blackout during which the scream continues.
Scene 2
There is a quick change in the blackout. When the lights come up again there is a bed in the centre of the stage. Margot and Peter are in the bed, dressed normally. Peter sits up, like a bolt of lightning, as if waking from a nightmare. Margot sits up next to him.
Margot
You alright?
Peter
It’s a little hard to explain.
Margot
You didn’t have that recurring nightmare where you’re half-peach/half-man again, did you?
Peter
Every night the same.
Margot grabs his waist and pulls him back down onto the bed with her. She’s smiling, and the mood shifts to a playful tone. They start kissing, and it looks as if it might get intimate, but Margot pulls away suddenly and swings out of bed.
You alright?
Margot
Yeah? Why?
Peter
No
She falls back down onto the bed, and they begin to get kissing again. They begin to have sex.
Blackout.
